December 20, 2024

The first F1-sanctioned TV drama series is in development, and it sounds a lot like another non-sanctioned project in the works at a rival studio. Felicity Jones is attached to star in and executive produce the drama, which has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, Variety reports. Much like Brad Pitt’s and Jerry Bruckheimer’s creatively-titled upcoming movie “F1”, the series in …Keep reading

KTM has reiterated that it is committed to competing in MotoGP despite pressure from creditors to withdraw to save cash.The flagship brand of Pierer Mobility Group underlined that its future in the championship is not under threat after an agency responsible for handling its debts issued comments to the contrary on Friday.In a report after a first meeting between KTM and its creditors at …Keep reading

The stage was set for Yuven Sundaramoorthy to make a run at battling for the Indy NXT championship in 2025, but that was before his expected financial support faded just a couple of weeks ago.“At this point, we’re just focusing on finding money for ’26 and trying to do the same thing,” Sundaramoorthy told Motorsport.com. “I don’t see any reason why, if we do find money for ’26, that it …Keep reading

The second season of the all-female F1 Academy championship was notable for having closer ties to Formula 1, as cars were decked out in the liveries of grand prix teams, and for the stunning dominance of its champion who curiously was crowned twice.But across the spectrum of motorsport categories, there were numerous noteworthy performances to be found in 2024.Here we chart 10 of the …Keep reading

McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years.Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car to the varying circuit characteristics.These updates …Keep reading

Hyundai Motorsport has produced a special behind-the-scenes documentary charting Thierry Neuville’s run to a maiden World Rally Championship title.Titled “Never just win”, the film has been produced in-house by Hyundai Motorsport, led by the team’s videographer Sebastian Scott and has today been released on YouTube. The documentary offers rare insights into the 2024 WRC season as …Keep reading

When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the calling to head up Audi’s Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task.It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory; it is quite another building something up from the back of the grid.But even he admits that the Audi challenge has …Keep reading

The 2025 MotoGP season will be upon us within a few weeks. And while cost-saving regulations limit bike development for most of the motorcycle manufacturers, fuel suppliers are relishing the chance to chase even more performance in year two of the renewable fuels era.2024 was a significant year for the fuel companies involved, which include French giant TotalEnergies. In line with the global …Keep reading

Rory Butcher is best known for winning 11 races during an accomplished British Touring Car Championship career that he elected to pause at the end of 2023. But the amiable Scot, also a handy historic racer who pedalled a Lotus Elan 26R to third in September’s Spa 6 Hours, had also proven himself a force in GT racing before entering the BTCC in 2017.Butcher still regards his 2016 season with …Keep reading

Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez has said he doesn’t want to go through a bike change in the middle of the season again in MotoGP.Fernandez was the only rider within the Aprilia contingent to start the 2024 season with a year-old RS-GP, as the Noale-based brand could only build limited examples of its overhauled MotoGP contender.It wasn’t until after the summer break at …Keep reading